Police Respond to Celebration Following Dayton vs. Syracuse

The 11th-seeded Dayton Flyers were the first double-digit seed to punch their ticket to the 2014 NCAA tournament Sweet 16 on Saturday night, knocking off third-seeded Syracuse 55-53 in Buffalo, N.Y.

In response to the monumental victory, back on the University of Dayton campus, President Daniel Curran and more than 1,000 fans celebrated in the streets, according to the Dayton Daily News' Will Garbe and Caryn Golden.

After Syracuse point guard Tyler Ennis' game-winning attempt went begging, fans raced to the streets in celebration, joining the university president in a victorious chant, per Chris Huesman and Zelda Zonk on Twitter:

But eventually harmless cheers gave way to outrageous behavior as some students set objects on fire. With traffic shut down as well, riot police were called to the scene, where at least eight people were arrested, per Megan O'Rourke of WDTN 2 News.

The police quickly took control of the chaotic situation, per Flyer News on Twitter: